The Auction Begins
After some introductions, Qing Ya led everyone to a lounge filled with all sorts of expensive luxury items—the kind of room that's clearly reserved for the wealthy.
This is a room of about two hundred square meters. The interior is decorated in an extremely luxurious style, with precious woods, jade, and various decorations that are obviously very expensive. The decor is full of extravagance, but there is also a strange feeling that makes you want to admire its elegance.
Room number seven in auction hall number one of the Starlight Grand Auction House was decorated with extreme luxury.
The room was rectangular, with one long wall completely crystal clear and white. That wall was the only one without any decoration.
The large sofa was made of an unknown animal hide, with exceptionally soft white fur. Sitting on it, one felt a sense of comfort that seemed to sink into it, yet it also provided excellent support.
The sofa could comfortably seat at least twenty people, and various drinks, wines, and food were laid out on the jade table.
In the middle of the room was a wall resembling a large electronic screen, similar to the one in Xu Xingyu's previous life.
According to Qing Ya's explanation, it was a light guide screen specially customized by Starlight Auction House in the Sun Moon Empire. It can transmit images in a special way. Its Core Array is not driven by Soul Power, but comes from a kind of mineral from the Sun Moon Empire.
To protect the privacy of each buyer, the auction organizers specifically provided each invited faction with their own private room.
After everyone had found a seat, Qing Ya used the light guide screen to explain the various rules of the auction and how to make payments.
After that, everyone found a comfortable seat on the sofa, ate the food and drinks provided by the auction house, and waited for the auction to begin.
During this time, everyone did their own thing—some chatted, some practiced their spiritual cultivation, and so on.
Wang Yan then discussed with the auctioneer named Qing Ya the complicated matters of expanding Starlight Auction House's business in Shrek City.
Soon the light guide screen began to move, which meant that the auction was about to officially begin.
The golden light on the Soul Guidance Screen gradually faded, and a melodious voice rang out, "Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House's premier auction. Today, we will be presenting nine precious items for your enjoyment. The items will be displayed in ascending order of value. We hope you will enjoy them."
The Soul Guidance Screen became clear again, and the previous platform was now covered with a faint white layer. In the center of the platform stood a girl wearing a red dress.
The girl looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, and her beauty was comparable to Jiang Nannan's. Moreover, because she was a few years older than Jiang Nannan, her figure was exceptionally well-developed. A red gauze dress accentuated her fair and delicate skin, giving her a perfect appearance. Strangely, there was no auction stage on the platform she was on.
This young woman was none other than Xu Jiujiu Xu Xingyu's other fiancée whom he was somewhat unsure how to handle, and also a princess of the Star Luo Empire.
As Xu Jiujiu appeared, Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan, who were sitting next to Xu Xingyu, and Xu Yanxue, who was sitting in front of him, all frowned.
They were aware of Xu Jiujiu as a competitor, especially Jiang Nannan, since the two had met before regarding the incident of dealing with the Soul Beast embryo.
However, they never expected that the other party, as a princess of a country, would be willing to be an auctioneer. Moreover, judging from her attire, she should be a so-called gold-level auctioneer, the most top-level auctioneer in the Star Luo Empire!
Xu Jiujiu Xingyu wasn't too surprised to see Xu Xingyu here, not only because Xu Jiujiu appeared as an auctioneer in the original novel, but also because the two had mentioned it in a previous conversation.
Although Xu Xingyu was a little confused about how to handle her relationship with Xu Jiujiu, Xu Xingyu still admired her abilities.
After all, this princess is not just a pretty face for the Star Luo Empire to marry off. She not only helps manage the financial affairs of the Star Luo Empire, but is also granted certain military power by the current emperor.
Indeed, to some extent, she was given military power mainly to restrain the White Tiger Clan, the old royal family. However, if she herself did not have a certain talent in this area, she would not have been given military power.
It can be said that, in terms of management skills and interpersonal skills alone, Xu Jiujiu is probably the most outstanding woman Xu Xingyu knows.
Why force such an outstanding woman to marry Xu Xingyu through her own family? Even the royal family's ruthlessness has its limits, right?
Xu Xingyu originally thought that after the White Tiger Family lost its imperial power, the Star Luo Empire royal family would not have to kill all the brothers vying for the throne, as it had in Wannian.
In reality, the Xu Family, which is essentially the current royal family, is not as powerful and ruthless as the White Tiger Clan. However, they are still royalty, and as long as it is for the benefit of their country, it doesn't matter if they marry off a capable princess.
Just then, a voice from Xu Jiujiu came from the light guide screen. "Distinguished guests, I am Jiujiu, today's auctioneer. It is my honor to host this top-level auction. Distinguished guests, your time is precious, so our auction will now begin. Now, please appreciate today's first item."
As she spoke, she smiled sweetly and performed a complex yet very elegant curtsy, gesturing with her right hand. Instantly, the scene shifted, and an item appeared on the soul guidance screen covering the entire wall.
It was a sharp blade, four feet six inches long, with a full inch at its widest point on the back. It was shaped like a horse-slaying saber, with a slight skeletal shape extending from the hilt to the guard. The guard was a crystal-yellow tiger-head design.
According to Xu Jiujiu on the screen, this sword is called the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, and it is an eighth-level close-range Soul Tool.
Its material is extremely precious. During its production, a piece of the right arm bone produced by the ten-thousand-year-old Tyrant Tiger Soul Beast was used, which gave it a solidified Soul Bone Skill, Tyrant Blade Slash, which has the ability to simultaneously increase the attack power of similar Soul Skill by 50%.
Overall, it is an excellent Soul Tool. Although the quality of the Soul Bone is not very high, the fact that it can be made into Soul Tool in this way means that its quality far surpasses that of close-range Soul Tool of the same level.
If one wishes to use it, then one's level must be at least at the Soul Saint level; otherwise, it is very likely that the Soul Tool cannot be activated.
In Xu Xingyu's knowledge, the only Soul Tool that could be of higher quality than the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade were those produced by the Spirit Contract Pagoda and the Mingde Hall.
Ultimately, Dai Yueheng Soul Tool the bid for the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade with a price of 1.56 million Gold Soul Coin.